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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7318457 | Heald frame and a weaving machine including at least one such heald frame A heald frame including two posts, two cross members and connectors which are used for securing at least one post to at least one corresponding cross member. Each connector includes an intermediate tubular fixing element which is disposed in a housing provided in th... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7140399 | Shaft drive system for power loom shafts A novel shaft gear for harmonious engagement and disengagement of individual heddle shafts and for deriving their motion from the rotary motion of a single input shaft has a coupling system with two input elements. While one of the input elements serves to drive the... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131672 | Latch mechanism A latch mechanism in combination with a sensor assembly for use in latching a first structure to a second structure such as a panel to an aircraft. Also disclosed is a sensor assembly for use with a latch mechanism and a method of using a sensor assembly in combinat... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7032624 | Low-vibration shedding system A novel rod linkage for driving a heddle shaft includes at least one strap (16), which for damping oscillation has a sandwich structure (37) oriented in the longitudinal direction (L) of the strap assembly (16). The sandwich structure includes a... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6948530 | Weaving machine A weaving machine is constructed to use a magnetic traction device to reciprocate the shuttle in moving weft threads over warp threads at a high speed without producing noise and preventing direct contact between parts. ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6948529 | Drawing mechanism, process for manufacturing same and weaving loom incorporating such a mechanism A drawing mechanism for a weaving loom including a tubular connecting rod with flattened cross-section which is coupled to at least one oscillating connecting lever by at least one connector including two plates disposed on either side of the lever and being articul... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6901970 | Automatic heddling apparatus and method for automatically heddling An automatic heddling method and a related automatic heddling apparatus 100, by which a plurality of heddles 2 removed from a plurality of heddle frames 1 are integrally collected in such a manner that flat faces 11 of the heddles 2 | 06/07/2005 |
| 6460577 | Electric motor drive mechanism for shed forming components of a loom The heald shafts of a power loom are driven by electric D.C. or A.C. motors which have an external rotor or an armature connected to the respective heald shaft through two articulated couplings, for example snap locks, and a push-pull rod. The motors rece... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6450209 | Electric shedding device in weaving machine A shedding device in a weaving machine including one or more motor groups with a plurality of motors corresponding to a plurality of heald frames which are supported by a plurality of supporting mechanisms arranged in the forward and backward direction of... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6397897 | Connector for a heddle frame in a weaving loom A device for connecting a heddle frame to a reciprocating lever in a weaving loom which device includes a hook defining a housing in which a ring is selectively seated. The ring is mounted to either the heddle frame or the lever and includes surfaces for ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6378564 | Device for coupling a heddle frame on a motion-transmission element A connecting device for connecting a motion transmission element to a heddle frame in a weaving loom wherein the connection device includes a tenon member and mortise member which are cooperatively engaged with respect to one another. The tenon member inc... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6145548 | Connector for loom connecting rod and drawing mechanism A connector for a drawing mechanism including at least one tubular connecting rod of flattened cross section for connecting the connecting rod to a rocking lever of a heddle mechanism wherein the connector includes two cheeks adapted to be disposed on opp... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6092560 | Shaft driving device for heald shafts A shaft driving device for driving a plurality of heald shafts arranged in parallel comprises respective shaft raising elements each associated with a heald shaft and provided with a linkage and a plurality of lever elements connecting the linkage to the ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6009919 | Method for converting a ball and socket to a dowel pin joint on a water jet loom and product produced thereby A metal socket in a reciprocating foot mates with a ball on the lower end of a heddle frame driving rod of a conventional NISSAN water jet loom. Water causes corrosion in the ball and socket joint resulting in down time of the water jet loom. The replacem... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5931202 | Apparatus for holding and guiding of heald frame rods in a weaving loom A holding and guiding mechanism (5, 5') for connecting shaft drive rods (6, 6') in a loom includes a plurality of parallel guide tracks arranged next to each other and extending substantially vertically and defining a guide curve for a prescribed motion p... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5810055 | Heald shaft power driven coupling with a decoupling device A multitude of heald shafts can be decoupled simultaneously as a set. For this purpose one of the two coupling sections (2, 3) of a shaft, either the section on the push rod side or the section on the shaft side, is equipped with a decoupling mechanism (1... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5743305 | Shedding control method based on stored shedding curves In an electric shedding control apparatus, shedding patterns are stored in memories in such a manner that the shedding patterns are compressed and the time required to read the shedding patterns is shortened. An electric shedding apparatus is provided for... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5740840 | Control of heald frame movement for changing shuttle clearance through a weaving shed A weaving machine includes a plurality of individually adjustable heald frames for forming an upper shed and lower shed by acting on warp threads. The heald frames are coordinately controllable by a control unit. At least one shuttle transports weft threa... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5685346 | Adjustable clip elements for rigidly connecting oscillating arms of a weaving control system Adjustable clip elements for assembling oscillating arms of a weaving central system with engaging rods of a drawing system associated with heddle frames of a weaving loom. Each clip element includes a frame having pairs of lateral guides for two pairs of... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5666997 | Quick coupling system for the heald frames of a loom An apparatus for rapidly and simultaneously, coupling and uncoupling loom heald frames, of varying length, to and from their respective drive bell cranks. Each heald frame attaches to more than one head of a flexible tie-rod, which in turn, extends down t... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5647402 | Enclosed support beam and lubrication system for loom drawing apparatus A weaving system is provided as a tightly closed beam or casing for containing an oil bath and lubricating system for the moveable parts of the weaving system. The beam includes upstanding lateral cheeks which may support a drive shaft and pivot pins on w... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5642758 | Frame for supporting the return levers connected to heddle frames A frame for supporting the return levers connected to the heddle frames of a weaving system of a loom wherein the frame is in the form of an upwardly open U-shaped beam connected to a box element mounted to a support structure of the loom.... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5518040 | Mechanism for simultaneously coupling or uncoupling a plurality of heald shaft coupling devices A coupling device for connecting a heald shaft to a heald drive such as a push-pull rod and for disconnecting the heald shaft from the heald drive such as a push-pull rod has a plug-in member connected to the heald shaft and a socket member connected to t... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5483995 | Device for coupling and uncoupling loom heald shafts A device for coupling and uncoupling heald shafts (1) to shaft rods (2) in a loom comprises first and second coupling portions (6, 7) attached to shafts (1) and shaft rods (2), respectively, and a latch member (8) for latching the coupling portions to eac... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5462093 | Damper device for weaving machine oscillating members A motion damping system for a weaving machine which includes a pair of elastic members connected to supply damping force in opposite directions to an oscillating member. The oscillating member is connected to a control member so as to oscillate to and fro... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5394905 | Leno heald subassembly for cooperation with a main harness frame A heald assembly for leno weaving, the assembly including first and second heald frames each of which is adapted for slidable reception in heald guides of a weaving loom, at least one of the heald frames including a main frame and a sub-frame carrying a p... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5370157 | Releasable heald rod to heald frame fastener An arrangement for releasably fastening an elongate first member (1), such as a heald rod in a loom, within a second member (2), such as a coupling element between the heald rod and a shaft drive. The second member includes a first recess (4a) forming a c... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5365983 | Method and device for housing non-shedding loom shaft rods A device comprises a member having a number of recesses open on one side, into which the shaft rods of a loom can be inserted and movably retained. The device also includes a mechanism which prevents an unintentional removal of the shaft rods. The positio... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5348054 | Device for making a hinged connection between two parts in a loom A device for coupling two outer parts (3) to a third part (2) disposed therebetween. The device includes a plurality of fasteners 7 each threadably mounted to an opening (9) in one of the outer parts and a cylindrical recess (6a) in the third part. Each f... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5348053 | Device for coupling and uncoupling heald shafts An apparatus and method for coupling and uncoupling a plurality of heald shafts (31) to and from their corresponding shaft rods (2) in a shaft drive. Male and female coupling parts (3, 5) are connected to each heald shaft and shaft rod, respectively, and ... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5345973 | Adjustable connection link between the dobby and the crank levers of the heddle frame control rods in a loom An adjustable connection link is provided between the dobby and the first crank lever of the control rods of each loom heddle frame. The connection link consists of two tubular bars of hollow aluminum alloy section pieces, preferably of rectangular cross-... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5273079 | Driving weaving frames for different top and bottom warp tensions at beat up A weaving method makes use of a set of weaving frames arranged such that, in each weaving cycle, some of the weaving frames are held in an identical extreme position, while all remaining weaving frames are moved in order to provide different tensions for ... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5191917 | Spreader tool for coupling and decoupling heald shafts in a loom A spreader tool for the individual coupling and decoupling of heald shafts to or from the respective drive rods or shaft pulls of a heald loom is constructed to be inserted into a gap between two connecting spring sections from above the loom healds for s... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5063971 | Clutch element for a heald shaft coupling The clutch element for coupling and uncoupling the coupling elements of the shaft coupling arrangement is rotatably mounted on one coupling element and is rotated by an actuating tool external to the clutch element. The tool includes a drive shaft, crank ... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5050644 | Coupling arrangement for a loom harness shaft The actuating tool for coupling and uncoupling the coupling elements of the shaft coupling arrangement is rotatably mounted in the loom frame externally of the coupling elements. The tool includes a drive shaft, crank webs which extend transversely of the... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5002096 | Heddle frame actuating apparatus with flexure spring A heddle frame actuator device is provided for a negative or positive heddle frame drive. The actuator device employs at least one flexure spring for imposing a spring force vertically on and in the plane of the heddle frame. In some embodiments, a pair o... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4817676 | Loom shedding motion In a loom shedding motion device, the pivoting motion of cam follower levers driven by cams is transmitted by way of thrust rods, bent levers to the leaves of the loom. Extending from a central bearing of each lever are arms on the motion input side of th... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4715409 | Device for coupling a heddle frame with a driving element One coupling element secured to a heddle frame has a pivotally mounted bolt latch for interlocking with another coupling element connected to a drive member when the another element is inserted in an opening of the one element to couple the heddle frame w... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4651784 | Plain weave shedding mechanism Plain weave shedding mechanism. Heald shafts of the mechanism are connected by connecting links to arms of adjacent balance levers in such manner that odd heald shafts are connected to one set of arms and even heald shafts are connected to the other arms,... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4603713 | Lifting device for a heddle frame Disclosed is a lifting device for a heddle frame comprising a first motion transmission member for increasing an amount of displacement of an operating member put out from a shedding motion and a second motion transmission member for further increasing th... | 08/05/1986 |
